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MAY
29-31, 2004
Kenenisa
Bekele betters Haile Gebrselassie's
5,000m world record | Alan
Webb runs 3:33 1,500 for fourth
| Thales-FBK
Games results
Charlie
Gruber 2nd in 1,500 (3:38) at
U.S. Open | U.S.
Open results
Paul
Koech, American men win at Bolder
Boulder | Results
| Alan
Culpepper fighting plantar fasciitis
Oregon's
reputation is off in the distances
- Mike McGrath leaving OR, Stuart
Eagon chooses WI, Galen Rupp
chooses Salazar
House
of runners*
A
future star is born - Rift Valley
High School Championships
Charles
Kamathi wins the Kenya Police
5,000m race
Simon
Bairu wins Mideast 5,000, is
event's lone auto qualifier
for WI
OR
HS: Galen Rupp wins 1,500/3,000
double in 3:49/8:22* | Rupp
takes win over record
IL
HS: Matt Withrow wins 8:57/4:19
double
PA
HS: Ian Fitzgerald runs 9:01
3,200
ME
HS: Ben True wins conference
double in 4:14/9:24 | Results
KS
HS: Paul Hefferon wins state
titles in 9:23/4:27
Alan
Webb makes another run to the
top*
Justin
Henkel wins Mad City Marathon
in 2:33:59 | Henkel
repeats
Serious
road runners turn to expert
coaches to help them realize
their full potential
MAY
28, 2004
U.S.
stars to compete at Payton
Jordan U.S. Open at Stanford
5,000m
WR under threat in Hengelo?
Dathan
Ritzenhein sees regional meet
as a prelim
A
Brief Chat with Marc Davis
U.S.
stars to compete at Payton
Jordan U.S. Open at Stanford
NCAA
DII Championships results
(Jacob Rotich wins 10,000
title)
NCAA
DIII Championships results
(Chicago's Tom Haxton
wins 10,000 title)
NAIA
Championships results
Paul
Tergat, his eye on Olympic
honors, is honored by Bloomfield
College
Sisay
Bezabeh will represent Australia
in Athens
Jonathan
Johnson helps resurgence of
Texas Tech track program*
UT-Arlington's
Erik Petersson and Kasja Haglund
have made it a team effort*
Willamette's
Jake Stout honored
Purdue
distance runners prepare for
regionals
Montana
runners ready to face the
heat
David
McCollam wins Rochester JP
Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge
| UR
wins team titles
KS
HS: Jason Collett may chase
Kansas state meet 800 record
GA
HS: After overcoming Kawasaki
syndrome as a child, Ryley
Miller has become a top distance
runner*
TX
HS: Jacob Jones blazes trail
to Baylor
Paul
Low and Kelli Lusk go for
two
Twin
Cities Marathon to have its
largest field*
MAY
27, 2004
Alan
Webb runs back into the spotlight
OR
HS: A fast set of feats: Galen
Rupp among Oregon's greats
after just three years
Milers
feted for achievements*
NCAA
DI regional start lists
Seven
Team USA Minnesota athletes
to compete during Memorial
Day weekend
Latest
Running USA wire - Bolder
Boulder International Team
Challenge announces entries,
and more
Lee
Troop presented with personalized
postage stamp
Terrance
Armstrong's Olympic dream
Calvin's
Matt Edwards enters tonight's
NCAA DIII 10,000 as #1 seed
Brett
Schoolmeester, Mark Plaatjes
set to go 'Beyond Limits'
Nick
Goodman now up and running
at Boston University
ND
HS: Ross Schilling becomes
the master of the long runs
IL
HS: Matt Withrow to compete
in 1,600 and 3,200 at state
finals
NM
HS: Joseph Ryan Garcia signs
with the University of New
Mexico
CO
HS: Aaron Clark's kick earns
him state 3,200 title
MAY
26, 2004
Thales
FBK Games start lists
(Steve Slattery, Alan Webb,
David Krummenacker scheduled
to race world's best on May
31)
After
arthroscopic surgery in both
knees, Nick Symmonds will
run just the 800 at DIII nationals
this year | Willamette
hopes for top-four finish
Former
Wolverine Alan Webb hits his
stride
Willamette
Last Chance Meet results
(Nolan Swanson wins 5,000
in 13:54)
The
long road of Peter Paplanus
Top-ranked
runners to face stiff competition
in Ostrava on June 8
UMD's
Robb Winterfeld to compete
in steeplechase at DII nationals
UCLA
aims to host more meets
Trek
USA runners reach Fenway
| A
Brief Chat with Dave McGillivray
| Trek
USA web site
Doug
Kurtis: Memorial Day marathons
pay tribute
Vicky
Huber Rudawsky: Sensible approach
to running your dog
The
Mercury News' coverage
of the Balco doping scandal
MAY
25, 2004
Lee
Bong-Ju completes altitude
training for Athens
NCAA
DIII Track & Field Championships
entries
Paul
Tergat to get honorary degree
from Bloomfield College
Stanford
heads to West Regional
John
Mortimer, Jennifer Rapaport
win Bedford Rotary Memorial
12K | Results
Matt
Thull wins Green Bay half-marathon
| Results
(PDF)
Top
milers to compete at Big Blue
National Invitational
| Initial
entries
NC
State heads to regionals
TX
HS: Records in sight for Scott
MacPherson, Erin Bedell*
CA
HS: Yosef Ghebray wins double
at North Coast Section meet*
Jason
DeJoy, recovered from injury,
finishes fourth at Lilac 10K
MAY
22-24, 2004
Home
Depot Invitational results
Alan
Webb still has miles to go
'til he's satisfield |
Webb
gets lift from victory, runs
under Olympic "A"
standard*
Craig
Mottram wins BUPA Great Manchester
Run | Shock
winner of Manchester Run
Adam
Goucher runs 8:15 3,000 in
Mexico City
Give
Lee Troop 10K, he'll take
35 - Troop wins 10K race
Sisay
Bezabeh wins Sydney Morning
Herald Half-Marathon in
1:05
OR
HS: Galen Rupp continues to
blossom under the guidance
of Alberto Salazar
Tuscon
Elite Classic results
| Boston
High Performance meet #1 results
Noah
Ng'eny confident of shining
at Olympics
Terrence
Mahon returns to his racing
roots*
African
runners bring winnings back
into communities | Saskatoon
runners kick in for new shoes
for Kenyan athletes
Kenyans
are Bolder Boulder team favorites
Charles
Kamindo overcomes soggy and
chilly elements to repeat
at Cellcom Green Bay Marathon
| Kamindo
repeats | Preview
focusing on Jason Ryf
Organization
raises prize money for blind
marathoner Henry Wanyoike
Dave
McCollam defeats training
partner Ryan Pauling in PR
31:10
Michael
Wardian wins Capitol Hill
Classic 10K
Wisconsivn
announces regional qualifiers
CO
HS: Bradley Harkrader wins
5A 3,200 title in 9:15, Mike
Greenwood wins 800 in 1:53
| Ryan
Deak gets revenge in the 1,600
CA
HS: Brandon Bethke runs 4:09/9:09
double* | More
NE
HS: Colby Wissel takes it
easy in winning 3,200
| Wissel
wins 1,600 in meet record
4:11
MI
HS: All-around athlete James
Erickson becomes running star
at Belleville
PA
HS: Steve Hallinan wins 1:55/4:14
double | Hallinan
leads O'Hara to title*
CO
HS: Aaron Clark could find
redemption twice
CA
HS: Scott Bauhs wins 3,200
in 9:20 at North Coast Section
meet*
OR
HS: Jeff Randall wins district
1,500/3,000 double
Former
Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier
Dan Cunkelman to be inducted
into Indiana County (PA) HOF
Weather-tempered
Arjan Gelling holds distinction
of owning UND's sole national
cross country championship
AZ
HS: Victor Mendoza running
to new heights
FL
HS: Mark Holsbeke focuses
on next year's goals*
NY
HS: Brian McCabe overcomes
mono to win 1,600/3,200 double
Sebastian
Coe may need the kick of his
life to bring 2012 Olympics
to London
Runners
are sprinting to road races
nationwide
Five
Milligan athletes qualify
for NAIA Nationals
MAY
21, 2004
Stanford
runners shoot for Olympic standards
Maine
Distance Festival cancelled
for this year, will likely return
next year
A
Brief Chat with Tom Parlapiano
from RunnersWorld.com
Billy
Mills active again after bout
with rare fungal disease
NCAA
DII T&F Championship qualifiers
| Meet
web site
Matt
Lane: "I really commend
Kelli White..."
Home
Depot Invitational preview
Kenyan
distance runners dream of better
lives, but not fancy cars
Mountains
of Ethiopia provide great preparation
for Sydney Morning Herald
Half-Marathon
Craig
Mottram ponders move to Britain
| Mottram:
I'll stay if you clean up your
act
'On
the road to 2005' - Finns Flying
once more!
Lilac
10K loses top foreign runners,
Todd Meyer taking extended break
from running
OR
HS: Ryan Vail defeats Galen
Rupp, both struggle with injuries
CAN
HS: Mike Woods aiming for national
team
PA
HS: Ian Fitzgerald sets 3,200m
record, runs 9:04
TX
HS: Disappointing mile ends
Brian Sullivan's Highlander
career
NE
HS: Greg Peterson looking for
fourth 800 title at Nebraska
state meet
MI
HS: Bedford's Adam Koepfer a
distance star
OR
HS: Sheldon's Jeff Randall wins
3,000 in 8:47
CA
HS: Avery Himes goes for 800m
school record, Stuart Murphy
aims to break 9:30
OH
HS: Brian Bernard hoping hard
work over winter pays off with
big prize
Derrick
Peterson to take part in Home
Depot Invitational
Tom
Dalton, Emily Bryans win Albany
Corporate Challenge
MAY
20, 2004
Khalid
Khannouchi likes the Chicago
Marathon
Training
updates from Nate Brannen and
Nick Willis
Paul
Tergat jets in to defend BUPA
Great Manchester Run title
Ron
Bellamy: Track stars innocent
until proven guilty
USATF
names new 2003 national champions
TX
HS: Early success motivates
Reese Morton
29-year-old
runner gets fresh start in college
Chatting
shouldn't slow your pace, study
shows
Kenyan
long-distance runners rule:
The best runners come from one
tribe
MAY
19, 2004
Khalid
Khannouchi to run the 2004 LaSalle
Bank Chicago Marathon, will
sign four-year contract*
Paul
Tergat pegs Lee Bong-Ju as Athens
marathon favorite
William
& Mary announces the signing
of four more distance recruits
Sebastian
Coe to head London's Olympic
bid
Second
To One: Oregon loses out at
Pac-10s but will return a strong
team
Matt
Gonzalez wins Mountain West
5,000m title
NE
HS: Colby Wissel feature
TX
HS: Logan Sherman steals the
show at the Texas state meet*
WI
HS: Andrew Lacy breaks his brother
Tim's 1,600m record
OH
HS: Tony Jordanek making mark
as a miler
Ten
Kenyan athletes exempt from
participating in 10,000 at this
weekend's Armed Forces Championships
Indiana
Invaders announces High Performance
Track Series
Bank
will boost purse for Michigan's
Reeds Lake Run
Company
offers nutritional analysis
and sport-specific training
MAY
18, 2004
Minneapolis
officials question marathon
prize restrictions
Olympics
narrow field for 2012 games
to five cities, New York remains
in contention
Healthier
Bob Kennedy latest in line of
distance runners moving to marathon
Stanford
men sixth at Pac-10 Championships
OR
HS: Galen Rupp and possibly
Stuart Eagon would like to go
after Steve Prefontaine's state
3,000m record | Rupp
8th, 7th, and 4th on all-time
mile, 3,000,and 5,000 HS lists
PA
HS: Steve Hallinan to run for
American University
CA
HS: J.K. Withers running like
a champion
Courts
can't help track stars |
Young
competitors support Remy Korchemny
OH
HS: Keegan Rathkamp going the
distance
Wilson
Perez wins 5K in New Hampshire
Rules
in place for transsexual athletes
to compete in Olympic Games
MAY
17, 2004
Benjamin
Maiyo wins Bay to Breakers,
Pete Julian the top American
in eighth | Zaniness
the order of the day for most
in crosstown footrace
Georgia
Tech Invitational results
Robert
Cheseret runs away with three
Pac-10 titles
Paul
Mwangi wins Volvo Midland Run,
would like to be competitive
in NYC in November
Samson
Kandie wins Vienna Marathon
in course record 2:08:35
Down
to a science: Medals rare for
U.S. marathoners, steamy Athens
could be different
World
Youth 3,000m champion Augustine
Choge wins 1,500 at AK weekend
meeting
An
update from Dan Browne
93
Kenyan runners (85 men, eight
women) have obtained Olympic
qualifying times so far
Mike
Inge wins MAC 800 title
Wisconsin
men complete Big Ten triple
crown
BYU
sweeps MWC titles
NM
HS: Shadrack Kiptoo completes
distance sweep, just misses
3,200 record
GA
HS: Ryley Miller wins state
3,200 title
Chris
Owen, Meghan's older brother,
wins 5K race
MAY
15-16, 2004
Select
T&F conference championships
results: Pac-10
(Robert Cheseret wins triple...)
| SEC
(...and so does Alistair Cragg)
| Big
Ten | IC4A
| Mountain
West | MAC
| Big
Sky | Conference
USA
Pac-10:
UCLA heads off Oregon's threat,
Robert Cheseret becomes first
to pull off 1,500/5,000/10,000
triple
Haile
Gebrselassie's greatest race
has no finishing line in sight
TX
HS: TCU-bound Jacob Hernandez
wins 5A 800 title in U.S. HS
leading 1:48
Scott
McGowan wins Big Sky 800/1,500m
double | Results
WMU
track team runs final leg
| WMU
finishes fifth in its final
conference meet
NM
HS: Shadrack Kiptoo sets 1,600
record, goes after 3,200 next
TX
HS: Petition helps Logan Sherman
defend 3,200 title
CA
HS: J.K. Withers wins 800/1,600
double
Midland
Run preview | Mike
Mykytok home to heal old wounds
MAY
14, 2004
Select
results from conference championships
taking place this weekend: Pac-10
| Big
Ten | SEC
| ECAC/IC4A
| Mountain
West | MAC
| Big
Sky | Conference
USA
Saif
Saaeed Shaheen to race Eliud
Kipchoge, Abraham Chebii over
3,000m today in Qatar
Hicham
El Guerrouj joins Hengelo 1,500m
starting lineup
Hezekiel
Sepeng will have to pay fine,
do community service, but is
now eligible for SA's Olympic
team
Kenyan
battle expected at Vienna City
Marathon
Arkansas
a better team outdoors than
they were indoors | Alistair
Cragg to triple
Illinois'
Jason Bill on the bubble for
NCAA 10,000
Instead
of relying on distance runners,
Oregon will attack Pac-10s differently
CT
HS: Gavin Coombs feature from
his local TV station
AZ
HS: Caleb Lynch wins 4A 800
title in 1:52
NM
HS: Shadrack Kiptoo wins 5A
state title in 800, runs 1:53
in strong wind, misses David
Krummenacker's record
GA
HS: Ryley Miller wins 5A 1,600,
hopes to add 3,200 title
TX
HS: Brian Sullivan is among
athletes to watch at UIL State
T&F Championships
OH
HS: Brian Bernard runs 4:20/9:35
double
IN
HS: Bobby Moldovan has run a
9:34 3,200 as a freshman
In
search of exposure, White Rock
Marathon doubles its purse to
$50,000*
Four-minute
mile still the standard, Garrett
Heath is MN's closest prep
Rich
Harris among those from Illinois
recognized for breaking 4:00
mile
Brian
Baker inducted into Arkansas
T&F Hall of Fame
NY
HS: Teddy Quinn runs to qualify
for states
MAY
13, 2004
Sacramento
looms in distance for number
of Eugene-area track and field
athletes | Getting
ready for Trials is a group
effort
Bob
Kennedy's road to Athens winds
through Boulder | Kennedy
to make marathon debut in NYC
| Can
Bob Kennedy run sub 2:10?
| A
(not so) Brief Chat with Kennedy
Georgia
Tech's Brendon Mahoney will
shoot for NCAA 1,500m title
Runner
duped senator in attempt to
gain U.S. citizenship, will
apologize
TX
HS: UIL says Logan Sherman can
run 3,200*
Stanford
aims for Pac-10 Championships
| Stanford
favorite for track and field
titles at Pac-10s
Olympics
take NAU's High Altitude Sports
Training Complex to a higher
level
Distance
runners lead Duke in late-spring
meets
CO
HS: Are the track bests yet
to come?
AZ
HS: Charlie Keating is in for
a big day
IN
HS: Brad Untrauer beats a winning
path
FL
HS: Video of Andy Biladeau's
mile win at the Florida state
track meet
NJ
HS: Bakers to retire from coaching
at Haddonfield
Busy
coach Mike Cole had top local
finish in Indianapolis Mini-Marathon
Lamine
Diack: Africa to provide springboard
to world
Sisay
Bezabeh the favorite for next
week's Sydney Morning Herald
Half-Marathon
MAY
12, 2004
Ending
years of speculation, Bob Kennedy
to run the 2004 ING New York City
Marathon
Bob
Kennedy becomes a marathon man
Haile
Gebrselassie covets marathon world
record | Last
British track race for Gebrselassie
| Gebrselassie:
My greatest race
Kenenisa
Bekele finds distant glory
Arizona
hosts Pac-10 Championships, Robert
Cheseret leads distance runners
San
Francisco State eliminates men's
track |
Tulane to reinstate men's track
Indy
to host 2006-2007 USA Outdoor
Championships
A
Brief Chat with Chris Zieman,
the top American finisher in this
year's Boston Marathon
MD
HS: Going the distance doesn't
matter anymore - records set in
70s and 80s still stand
IOC
'very happy' with Athens progress
NAU
becomes official Olympic training
site
MAY
11, 2004
Team
Ethiopia dazzles in going the
distance
Indianapolis
to host 2006 and 2007 USA Outdoor
Championships
A
Brief Chat with Dathan Ritzenhein
Josiah
Thugwane's historic gold had a
downside
Are
Kenyans born to run?
CA
HS: Mohamed Trafeh's season over
due to academic ineligibility*
Dusty
delays along road to Marathon*
Nike
throws support behind South Eugene
track project
MAY
10, 2004
A
Brief Chat with Dathan Ritzenhein
Paul
Kosgei sets World 25K record in
Berlin, five under old record
Ethiopian
Championships - Day 1,2,3 report
| Day
4 & 5 report
Chris
Lukezic, Jesse O'Connell win at
JMU, Alan Webb second twice in 'workout'
| Results
Busy
Kenyans make a career out of dominating
U.S. races in quiet fashion
Stefano
Baldini wins Napoli Half-Marathon
in 1:02:44
Heps:
Dusty Lieb wins 10,000 on day one
| Day
Two: Steve Sundell, Lucas Meyer,
Courtney Jaworski, and Jonathan
Kieliszak post wins | Results
Chris
Solinsky runs 3:43.9 at Wisconsin
Twilight | Results
(PDF)
Central
Connecticut State and Canada's Tim
Konoval wins New England 1,500m
title | Results
CA
HS: Aptos' Jacob Evans wins 1,600
(4:10) and 800 (1:54) double
FL
HS: Bereaved student Jeff Masterson
captures state race
NY
HS: Bay Shore's Keith Hinnant wins
800 in meet record 1:51.8
Kenya's
Joseph Nderitu goes extra mile for
victory
Keeping
track of a 'great, great life' -
Jack Pyrah remains involved in T&F
Billy
Mills stresses pursuit of natural
ability
Runners
become part of road rage phenomenon
near Boulder
Former
Trinity runner Robert Emord wins
5K in 15:24*
MAY
8-9, 2004
HS:
In public, a shoeless endorsement
- HPHS two-mile report*
IL
HS: Matt Withrow is running with
fast company
Dan
Browne, Debbi Kilpatrick win USA
titles at River Bank 25K, Simon
Wangai, Alevtina Ivanova win overall
titles | Preview:
Americans go for back-to-back
wins
Andrew
Ellerton shows Olympic potential
in winning 800, Paul McMullen
wins 1,500
Pole
vault-focused Modesto Relays report
| Modesto
Relays Results
Reuben
Chebii wins Indianapolis Life
500 Festival Mini-Marathon, Henry
Dennis 3rd, Donnie Fellows 5th
Craig
Mottram may switch allegiance
to Great Britain | Mottram
runs hot as Athens nears, wins
Balmoral 5K
Lee
Troop back on track
Michael
East wins Balmoral mile
TX
HS: Panel to hear Logan Sherman's
appeal* | Controversy
puts uncomfortable spotlight on
Pearce's Sherman*
Training
in all phases: A look at what
athletes do to stay on top
Training
partners Jeff Jacobs and Nate
Kohnle go 1-2 in half-marathon
Running
for his life: A focus borne from
running has Jonathan Gill's future
back on track
FL
HS: Jeff Masterson wins for his
late dad
Adidas
unveils computerized shoe
Hale's
kids keep family on the run
MAY
7, 2004
Galen
Rupp 7th in mile race but runs
4:01, #8 on all-time HS list
(more
from DyeStat) |
Rupp puts off college running,
trains for Olympic Trials
Commemorating
a mile to remember: Adrian Blincoe
runs 3:57*
Craig
Mottram wins 4:00 mile re-run
| The
first sub-4:00 mile (video
of the race) | Bannister's
great day receives an action replay
| More
tributes for Bannister | What
was the Bannister legacy?
| Illinois
milers honor pioneer*
Runner's
World redesigns their web site
Fan
favorite Joseph Kariuki to miss
25K Fifth Third River Bank Run
Dave
Murray was impressed at the time
but says 4:00 mile is 'ho-hum'
now, Also, Murray still working
with Abdi Abdirahman
Badgers
to host Wisconsin Twilight tonight
Dan
Cooke a reliable 800m runner for
Michigan
Kerry
Eggers: Cities could share NCAA
T&F Championships
TrackShark
interviews Stanford's Chris Emme
Bernard
Lagat eyeing Athens gold
Death
of Great Britain's Ed Prickett
rocks university meeting
Washington
signs handful of strong distance
runners
Runners
Trek across U.S. for charity
| Track
their progress
MAY
6, 2004
Today
marks the 50th anniversary of Roger
Bannister's sub-4:00 mile: Bannister's
3:59.4 mile still reverberates a
half century later | Record-breaking
bond | Breaking
the barrier | NPR
feature | Bannister
to relive mile | 4:00
mile celebrated 50 years on
| Mankind's
milestone | Ultimate
milestone | A
mile and a milestone - 50 years
later | Four-minute
man's steroid fight | How
the mile record has tumbled
New
York Road Runners will hold a special
commemorative mile tonight at the
Armory | Neil Bascomb, author
of The Perfect Mile, will
be speaking at the 92nd Street Y
(The Makor/Steinhardt |